The Scholar
ONCE there was a Brahmin youth in Banaras, Kuchu-mara by name. He was a great scholar, a master of all the sixty-four sciences, those days
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ONCE there was a Brahmin youth in Banaras, Kuchu-mara by name. He was a great scholar, a master of all the sixty-four sciences, those days
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One time, Bodhisatva was born King of Banaras. During his rule, there was a rebellion on the border. The King went to the wall with
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In a particular country, there were two swindlers. They wandered from village to village in the guise of monks, claiming they could drive away spirits
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ALEXANDER once called upon a painter and ordered him to do a painting of his horse. The artist took great pains and produced an excellent
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RESOLUTELY Vikram returned to the tree, took down the corpse, threw it across his shoulder, and began marching towards the burial ground. “O King,” said
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There was a peasant who cultivated sugar cane in his field. The crop was good, and the peasant had to protect it from casual plunderers.
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LONG ago, a prince of Rajasthan was very fond of art. His name was Jaya-simha. There was a famous artist at his court. The prince
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Once upon a time, there was a King called Satrujit. Prince Ritu-dhwaja was his son. The young Prince was so cultured, handsome and brave that
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A certain miser of a particular country came to know that there were misers who excelled him. He heard that a specific man in another
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In the kingdom of the forest, one day, Rabbit went on a visit to the Deer. After the usual courtesies, the Deer said to the
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